{"id":2086772,"date":"2023-11-01T13:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-run-lab-in-montana-experimented-with-coronavirus-strain-year-before-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:16:27","slug":"fauci-run-lab-in-montana-experimented-with-coronavirus-strain-year-before-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-run-lab-in-montana-experimented-with-coronavirus-strain-year-before-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauci&#8217;s lab in Montana tested coronavirus strain pre-pandemic."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffauci-run-lab-in-montana-experimented-with-coronavirus-strain-year-before-pandemic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2086772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fauci-Run Lab in Montana Experimented with Coronavirus Strain \u200cYear Before Pandemic<\/h2>\n<p>Almost two years before coronavirus \u2062became a household word, a\u2064 National Institute of Health lab in Montana was conducting experiments with bats that focused on the spread\u2064 of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 research was funded\u2064 by the \u201cIntramural Research Program of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and a research grant from NIH AID,\u201d \u200caccording to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6316779\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on the study \u2063available through the National Library of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Dr. Anthony\u2064 Fauci was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niaid.nih.gov\/about\/director\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">director of NIAID<\/a>, a\u200d post he held from 1984 until his retirement in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just in time for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Halloween?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Halloween<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteCoatWaste?\">@WhiteCoatWaste<\/a> has uncovered new details about bats from\u200b a Maryland zoo that were used for dangerous coronavirus experiments.<\/p>\n<p>This lab has received over \u200c$20 million taxpayer-funded grants for batty experiments \u200band\u2064 who knows what else.\u200b <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1719376197749006732?\">October 31, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The research was conducted at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana, \u200cwhich <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niaid.nih.gov\/about\/rocky-mountain-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIAID<\/a> calls a \u201cpremier NIH facility for biomedical research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The experiment sought to determine\u200b whether the WIV1-coronavirus could \u200binfect and replicate in a group of 12 Egyptian fruit bats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey performed exams on the animals daily and measured things like body weight and temperature,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-12693441\/fauci-nih-infected-bats-camp-david-coronavirus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> \u2062 reported. \u201cScientists also took\u200d samples from the bats\u2019 noses and \u200cthroats.<\/p>\n<h3>Would\u200b you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-you-notice-what-dr-ben-carson-did-right-before-endorsing-trump-for-president\/\" title=\"What did Dr. Ben Carson do before endorsing Trump for President?\">play games \/ crosswords<\/a> on The Western Journal\u2019s site \u2064if offered?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report on the experiment said that the virus was\u2063 \u201cunable to cause a robust infection\u201d in the\u200c bats, later concluding that the spread of the virus could be \u200dspecific to some bat species, but\u2064 not others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cFauci-run Montana lab\u200b conducted coronavirus experiments on bats with virus shipped from Wuhan in 2018\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why hasn\u2019t \u2063Fauci been arrested?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DEEkrqCpSt\">https:\/\/t.co\/DEEkrqCpSt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5z5QRPvnrf\">pic.twitter.com\/5z5QRPvnrf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Mitchell (@PaulMitchell_AB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulMitchell_AB\/status\/1719612524583395836?\">November 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The report also noted that \u2064existing research \u201csuggests that a substantial portion of the SARS-like viruses circulating in bats cannot infect humans directly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 was first reported \u200cin \u2064China\u2063 in late 2019. Extensive debate has since raged whether the\u200b virus spread to humans through some as-yet-undiscovered animal pathway, or was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deleted-gop-docs-reveal-exact-moment-experts-suspected-covid-lab-leak-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaked<\/a> from the Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, where the outbreak\u200c was first noticed.<\/p>\n<p>Fauci has scoffed \u200bat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-said-he-would-press-china-on-the-origins-of-covid-he-hasnt\/\" title=\"Biden Said He Would Press China on the Origins of COVID. He Hasn\u2019t.\">lab-leak theory<\/a>. He\u200d has also insisted that no \u201cgain of function\u201d research was approved on his watch. Such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/released-nih-emails-show-faucis-department-not-knew-gain-function-raised-alarm-years-outbreak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research<\/a> is designed to increase the power of a virus to do harm to its host.<\/p>\n<p>The bats for the 2018 project were obtained from the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and\u2064 Zoo in Thurmont, Maryland, the report said. The zoo is not far from the presidential retreat at\u2063 Camp \u200bDavid.<\/p>\n<p>The activist group <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.whitecoatwaste.org\/2023\/10\/30\/horrow-show-shady-zoo-sent-bats-to-nih-to-be-infected-with-coronavirus-shipped-from-wuhan-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Coat Waste<\/a> said the site has a history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fauci-agency-spent-1m-poison-beagle-puppies-cut-vocal-cords-couldnt-bark-new-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal care<\/a> violations and called it a \u201ccrummy roadside zoo.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m fighting to stop the \u2062madness and end the waste \u2063of taxpayer $. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i5UV0RTGTw\">https:\/\/t.co\/i5UV0RTGTw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJoniErnst\/status\/1719376198764036186?\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Anthony Bellotti, the president and founder of \u200cWhite Coat Waste, denounced the project in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur investigation has uncovered the real-life horror story of \u2062how a shady\u200c roadside zoo whose curator was an NIH animal experimenter shipped off bats to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-run-lab-in-montana-experimented-with-coronavirus-strain-year-before-pandemic\/\" title=\"Fauci's lab in Montana tested coronavirus strain pre-pandemic.\">deadly government virus \u2062lab\u2064 overseen<\/a> by\u2063 Dr. Fauci to be infected with a coronavirus obtained directly from the\u00a0Wuhan lab\u00a0that experts believe caused Covid,\u201d he said,\u200d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/fauci-run-montana-lab-conducted-coronavirus-experiments-on-bats-with-virus-shipped-from-wuhan-in-2018-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post Millennial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, we \u200dat The \u2062Western Journal wake \u200cup and pursue our mission of giving you\u2064 the important information \u2062you need about what\u2019s happening in\u2063 America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We \u2064can\u2019t do that without your help<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">America has been on\u2063 the receiving\u2062 end of false narratives. 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Our faithful donors and subscribers have \u200bkept us going.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve never chosen to donate, let me be \u200chonest:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We need your help today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donate right now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2013 our situation\u2062 in America is dire. Our country hangs by a thread, and The Western Journal stands for truth in this difficult time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand\u2063 with us by donating today.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd G. Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fauci-run-lab-montana-experimented-coronavirus-strain-year-pandemic\/\">Fauci-Run Lab in Montana Experimented with Coronavirus Strain Year Before Pandemic<\/a> appeared first on\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are\u200d the implications of experiments focused on the spread of\u2062 the coronavirus \u2062being \u200bconducted prior to the pandemic? Does it challenge the prevailing natural origins narrative?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ate and speculation have \u200csurrounded the origins of \u200bthe virus, with the Wuhan Institute of Virology\u2064 in China being a focal\u2064 point of\u2063 investigation. However, these recent revelations about the Fauci-run \u2064lab in \u2062Montana add another layer to the ongoing discussion.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that experiments focused on the spread of the coronavirus were being conducted \u2064two years prior to\u2063 the \u2062pandemic raises \u200dimportant questions. It throws into doubt \u200dthe prevailing narrative that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-gupta-breaks-from-network-stance-says-covid-could-come-from-lab\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Gupta breaks from network stance, says COVID could come from lab\">virus emerged naturally<\/a> from \u200ca wet market in Wuhan. Instead, it \u2062suggests the possibility\u2062 of \u200da\u2062 laboratory \u2062origin.<\/p>\n<p>The research \u2063conducted at the National Institute of Health lab in Montana\u2063 was funded by \u2064various sources, \u2064including the National Institute \u2063of Allergy and Infectious Diseases\u200d (NIAID) \u200band the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is noteworthy \u200cthat Dr. Anthony Fauci held the position of director\u200b of \u2062NIAID \u200cat the \u2063time the experiments took place. \u2064As one of \u2063the leading figures in the field \u2063of infectious diseases and a prominent voice during the pandemic, Dr. Fauci&#8217;s involvement\u2063 raises eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>The experiment itself focused on \u2062Egyptian fruit bats and their\u200d susceptibility to\u2063 the WIV1-coronavirus, which was shipped from Wuhan. The researchers \u2063conducted daily exams \u200don \u200bthe \u200bbats, measuring body weight, temperature, and collecting \u200csamples from their noses \u200band throats. The conclusion was that the\u200d virus was unable to cause \u200ca \u2062robust infection\u2063 in the bats, suggesting that the spread of the virus \u200bmight be specific to certain bat species.<\/p>\n<p>While the report on the experiment highlighted that SARS-like viruses circulating in bats might \u2062not \u200ddirectly infect humans, it is important to note that COVID-19, caused\u200d by the SARS-CoV-2 virus,\u2062 did eventually jump to humans. The exact pathway through which this occurred\u2063 is still a matter of investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The recent revelations about the Fauci-run \u2063lab in Montana raise \u200cconcerns and call for further scrutiny into\u200d the origins\u2062 of the coronavirus pandemic. With mounting evidence and increasing\u200d questions surrounding the Wuhan Institute of Virology,\u200d it is essential\u200b to\u200d explore all possibilities and consider a range of scenarios.\u2064 Transparent and thorough investigations \u2063are necessary to prevent\u200b future pandemics and ensure\u2063 the safety and well-being of\u200d humanity.<\/p>\n<p>As the world continues to grapple with the devastating\u2064 consequences of COVID-19, uncovering the truth behind\u200d its origins is\u200c of paramount importance. Only through a comprehensive\u200d understanding of \u200dhow this virus emerged can we\u200d effectively \u200blearn\u200b from\u2062 this experience\u200d and take\u2062 proactive measures to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/acting-capitol-police-chief-says-protocols-were-not-followed-on-jan-6\/\" title=\"Acting Capitol Police Chief says protocols were not followed on Jan. 6\">prevent similar situations<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n<p>It is our responsibility to demand transparency, accountability, and a rigorous pursuit of truth in the search \u2063for the origins of\u2063 the coronavirus pandemic.\u2063 The lives lost and societies disrupted demand nothing \u200dless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2018, the National Institute of Health lab in Montana conducted virus spread experiments on bats, funded by the NIAID&#8217;s Intramural Research Program. 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